Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-20
BOYHOOD'S MEMORIES.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND'S RECEPTION AT
WATERFORD, NY.
The Home Of HIS ChildhOOd-He Addresses q Large
COncOurss Of People and Speaks Of Old
Friends Dead and Gons-Ths Little
City Decorated.

FAYETTEVILLE, n. Y, July 19,-Th
beautiful village, the boyhoOd home o
Grover Cleveland, was to-day brilliantly
decorated with the National cOlors
as a sign of popular greeting
to the Republics President. Large
delegations from Syracuse and adjacent
villages and towns came in during the
forenoon until the streets were over
crowded with curious crowds. Residence:
and business places were profusely deco
rated. The old Cleveland home, the
school house aud academy which ht
attended were suitably decked, q:
also the plain homestead ol
Mrs. Hoyt, the Presidents sister.
The Presidential party, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary and Mr.. Fair
child, drove here from Czarnovia leisurely,
making the two hours ride through the
delightful region. They reached here
shortly before noon, driving through the
multitude in Main street to Mrs. Hoyt's
residence. A committee of old acquaint,
ances received and escorted the President.
A large delegation Of Syracusians, in car
riages and on horseback, was drawn up
near the Hoyt residence, and the party
passed through the lines.
A public procession took place an hour
later in Clinton Park, whittier the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland were escorted by
the Syracuse police, followed by a process
sion OF 100 citizens of Fayetteville and the
village authorities. Howard II. Edwards,
a boyhOod companion of the President,
made brief address Of welcome. The
President on being INTRODUCED to the large
asSemblage made acknowledgements by q
formal bow and brief speech in which he
referred to the scenes of his boyhood.
At o'clock not more than 900 of those
present had shaken the Presidents hand,
and rs it seemed impossible to greet them
all personally, he made short speech,
substantially as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
"My friends, see that it is impossible,
in the short space allotted, to shake all by
the hand, and am unwilling to leave you
without giving some recognition to all.
am unchanged to-day, as far rs my feelings
are concerned, toward the people of Fay
etteville, and it is with extreme graft
tude that am with you.
find myself in place above all
others dear to Inc ut the present time.
1t was here that enjoyed every pleasure,
sport and pastimS of my boyho0d. must
recall to the minds of the citizens of Fay
etteville some OF the changes since forty
years ago. Very many of the friends OF
that aye are dead. was reminded to-day
of the number of deaths on the north side
Of your principal street, between the bridge
and the street on which | used to turn
down TO the old parsonage, and | was
aStOnished. Among those who are gone
whom | can recall are DIR. Cobb, DR.. Par
ker, Mr.. Gellett, the McVickcrs, Wordens,
Palmers, Edwards, and many others.
There are other things that recall the
scenes and incidents of my boyhoOd beside
the dead | remember Green lake and
the fish that tried to catch and never
caught, and which | suppose are there
to-day. Yes, and | remember the story
of the panther seen on the shore and how
scared | Was. But | have heard.
50 MUCH HOWLING FOR THE PAST TWO
YEARS
that | do not think the panther would
frighten me now. i could tell some of the
old residents of Fayetteville, who took of
their front gates forty years ago. men
this thinn no Sin.a I hara hnan in
Washington, | have been accused of so
many crimes that taking of n gate, seems
to me almost virtue. | received my first
rudiments of education in Fayetteville.
and these with the Sunday School and re-
ligious influences are all brought back
fresh to my mind. All of these remem-
berances have gone with ME through every
station of life. 1t is pleasure TO recall 1t
in retrospection. Fayetteville, and those
days, so many years ago art the fairest and
pleasantest memories that my mind dwells
upon.
81 have taken you and the village Of
Fayetteville with me. You are part of
this administration. have been a bad
truant, but l ask that you keep an eye on
me. promise to perform my duties so as
to receive the appreciation of the people of
Fayetteville-my oldest and best friends. !"
With these words President Cleveland
bade his hearers adieu.
The crowd was not satisfied, however,
and there were loud calls for
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD,
who then stepped forward and said;
Friends and Neighbors OF Fayetteville:
thank you very much for remembering
me on this day so fraught with interest to
you, when you have here with you such a
distinguished citizen and friend who has
conferred so much honor on this town. As
time goes past you will all feel the more
proud of him. thank you for mentioning
my name in such presence and in such a
time"
After dining with Mrs. Hoyt about 3
o'clock the party started on their way
back and at Manlius they were the recipi-
ents of brief and cordial reception from
the people of that place.